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Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Security · Sub-category: identity-access · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Assess Active Directory security posture using PingCastle, BloodHound, and Purple Knight to identify misconfigurations,

About this skill (catalog notes)

Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment includes a dedicated installation section; 10 code blocks for direct copy-paste. The SKILL.md runs to about 966 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License: Apache-2.0
Original author: mahipal
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Security · identity-access
Indexed related skills: 10

How Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment fits the catalog

Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment sits in the Security category under the identity-access sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the identity-access sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment skill do?

Assess Active Directory security posture using PingCastle, BloodHound, and Purple Knight to identify misconfigurations,

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment skill?

Use Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the identity access area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/netwrix/pingcastle
License: Apache-2.0
Author: mahipal

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

mahipal. (2026). Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment/

BibTeX

@misc{performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment-2026,
  author    = {mahipal},
  title     = {Performing Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/performing-active-directory-vulnerability-assessment/}
}

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